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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The advanced base camp that Messner and Nena had been in was once a camp of the 1920s expeditions. Which camp was it?
(a) Camp III.
(b) Camp II.
(c) Camp IV.
(d) Camp I.

2. When Messner spied some Sherpas that he knew in the Tibet chapter, where did Messner know the Sherpas from?
(a) Nangpa La.
(b) Ama Dablam.
(c) Chomolungma.
(d) Tingri.

3. As alluded to in the North Col chapter, as Messner and Nena approached the North Col, what alarmed Messner the most?
(a) The history of failure.
(b) The severe temperatures.
(c) The number of avalanches.
(d) The approaching monsoons.

4. As Messner and Nena gathered provisions in Peking in the Tibet chapter, they had an interpreter with them. What was the interpreter's name?
(a) Tian.
(b) Zhang.
(c) Tsao.
(d) Cheng.

5. How much food did Messner have packed in his rucksack as he climbed to the upper base camp in the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) Enough for two weeks.
(b) Enough for one week.
(c) Enough for ten days.
(d) Enough for five days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In celebration of his 36th birthday, what mountain did Messner receive a permit to climb solo?

2. Who did Messner send from the base camp to order a jeep for his travel westward in the Rongbuk chapter?

3. What does Potala mean?

4. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him at the beginning of the North Col chapter to explore the area around the base camp, Messner told her to wait for him. How long did Messner think it would be before he'd be ready to go?

5. What did Messner estimate the nighttime temperatures on Everest were?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Messner in the Chomolungma chapter, why did nomads love their homelands more than stationary citizens do?

2. Why were women included on the 1975 Chinese expedition team?

3. As Messner climbed to the summit of Everest in the Chomolungma chapter, what were his only two aids?

4. How did Messner react in the Chomolungma chapter when he escaped the crevasse alive?

5. According to Messner in the Chomolungma chapter, it would be impossible to reach the summit of Mount Everest without doing what first?

6. According to Messner in the Chomolungma chapter, why would an attempt to preplan his solo climb be madness?

7. When climbing in the Chomolungma chapter, what function did the rest pause serve for Messner?

8. According to Nena in the Tibet chapter, why would Messner's solo ascent be lessened if he took a walkie-talkie with him?

9. During the Cultural Revolution, what were the "Four Ancients" that the Chinese tried to destroy?

10. In the North Col chapter, why did Nena decide to change her socks just as Messner said he was ready to go for their walk?

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